TI-2002-00177 Aliases CVE-2002-0185 GHSA-f4rv-mm84-59gg

mod_python version 2.7.6 and earlier allows a module indirectly imported by a published…

MEDIUM 40Published 2003-04-02 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

mod_python version 2.7.6 and earlier allows a module indirectly imported by a published module to then be accessed via the publisher, which allows remote attackers to call possibly dangerous functions from the imported module.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04166 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_python::::::::	up to 2.7.6	Vulnerable	Apache

cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.7.6 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Linux 7.2	Fixed	RHSA-2002:070
Red Hat Linux 7.3	Fixed	RHSA-2002:070

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0185
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f4rv-mm84-59gg

References

Advisory 4

Other 1

modpython-imported-module-access(8997)

TI-2005-00074 The publisher handler for mod_python 2.7.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2006-01062 Directory traversal vulnerability in the FileSession object in Mod_python module 3.2.7… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
TI-2003-00879 Unknown vulnerability in mod_python 3.0.x before 3.0.4, and 2.7.x before 2.7.9, allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2004-02550 mod_python (libapache2-mod-python) 3.1.4 and earlier does not properly handle when output… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2004-00083 Unknown vulnerability in mod_python 2.7.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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